The Consumer Society: Myths and StructuresJean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. |
Contents
| 1 | |
INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION BY GEORGE RITZER | 17 |
PART I THE FORMAL LITURGY OF THE OBJECT | 41 |
CHAPTER 1 PROFUSION | 43 |
CHAPTER 2 THE MIRACULOUS STATUS OF CONSUMPTION | 49 |
CHAPTER 3 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF GROWTH | 55 |
PART II THE THEORY OF CONSUMPTION | 67 |
CHAPTER 4 THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF CONSUMPTION | 69 |
PART III MASS MEDIA SEX AND LEISURE | 117 |
CHAPTER 7 MASSMEDIA CULTURE | 119 |
THE BODY | 148 |
CHAPTER 9 THE DRAMA OF LEISURE OR THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF WASTING ONES TIME | 169 |
CHAPTER 10 THE MYSTIQUE OF SOLICITUDE | 177 |
CHAPTER 11 ANOMIE IN THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY | 192 |
ON CONTEMPORARY ALIENATION OR THE END OF THE PACT WITH THE DEVIL | 204 |
NOTES | 214 |
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